Chans

[xaːns]

/[xaːns]/ noun

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The verdict

“Chans” is uncommon German (frequency #96,795 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,795
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Chan

Corpus desk

Index DE-chans · Chans · German

Chans · rank #96,795 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,795
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Chanukka

Nearest frequency peer: Chanukka (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Chans“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Chans“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Chans
PropertyValue
HeadwordChans
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[xaːns]
Letters5
Frequency rank#96,795
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Chans“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Chansfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Chanukka“ (#96,796), „cay“ (#96,793), „Catsuit“ (#96,792). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Chans“ bei #96,795. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Chans is uncommon German at frequency #96,795 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [xaːns]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Chans in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Chans, spelled C-H-A-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Chan
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Chan
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Chan
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Chan
  5. 5
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Chan
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Chan

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Chans"?
"Chans" is spelled C-H-A-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [xaːns].
What does "Chans" mean?
As a noun, "Chans" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Chan
How do you pronounce "Chans"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chans" is [xaːns]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chans" come from?
"Chans" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Chans", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Cilli#96,802cocks#96,808fibre#96,975flesh#96,988

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list